Craig-y-nos
Craig-y-nos station building in 1990
General information
LocationPenwyllt, Brecknockshire
Wales
Coordinates51°49′42″N 3°39′48″W / 51.8284°N 3.6634°W / 51.8284; -3.6634
Grid referenceSN853157
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNeath and Brecon Railway
Pre-groupingNeath and Brecon Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
3 June 1867Opened as Penwyllt[1]
1 February 1907Name changed to Craig-y-nos
15 October 1962Closed[1][2]

Craig-y-nos railway station was a station in Penwyllt, Brecknockshire, Wales. The station was opened in 1867 and closed in 1962.[1] The station building, built in 1886, was funded by Adelina Patti.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Craig-y-nos Railway Station, Neath and Brecon Railway, Penwyllt". Coflein. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 139. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Craig-y-nos (Penwyllt) railway station.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Brecon to Neath. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 36-40. ISBN 9781904474432. OCLC 271447595.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cray
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Neath and Brecon Railway		   Colbren Junction
Line and station closed


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